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From the dawn of time we (referring to women) have heard from our mothers, our grandmothers, fashion magazines, movies, the entire women population that one thing ever girl needs in her wardrobe is a LBD. It is THE one piece that will never let you down!

“One is never overdressed or underdressed with a little black dress.” – Karl Lagerfeld

The little black dress ranks up there with that perfect pair of jeans you’ll never part with until they literally fall apart & for me a closet staple is definitely my vest collection. Jeans, vests & the little black dress are 3 things I can’t part with in my closet. For this months StyleXStyle series Amanda & I are sharing our current favorite little black dresses we have hanging in our closets.

This is probably the most random shot I’ve ever had taken that I’ve shared, it’s weird but I’m so obsessed with the sleeves on this dress that I love them from every angle!

These sleeves are seriously the bomb.com! I absolutely love the entire fit of this dress, it seriously fits like a glove. I love the simplicity of a great fit and flare and this dress is just that, yes the sleeves make a statement but not too much. The material isn’t super breathable but I’m ok with that because a. I’m not running a marathon in it, I’m wearing it to an event, date night, dinner with the girls, meeting, basically anything in doors and the fact that it’s a thicker material, b. it’s not shear. I have a real issue with semi formal dresses that aren’t properly lined from the waist down. I’m ok if you want shear panels up top and around the neck line but let’s keep it G rated and keep Victoria’s Secret. And c. I love that it’s lined making it the perfect dress to transition into fall with! I can already seeing myself throwing my cape from last year on over this in a few months!

What’s a LBD without a little leopard, amiright?! There are countless numbers of ways you could accessories this bell sleeved beauty, like I can’t even count the ways there are so many <——-this is the reason why the LBD is so crucial to your wardrobe, it’s versatile. Add pops of color in your jewelry, shoes or handbags. Dress it up, keep it casual. The limit does not exist. (Mean Girls reference 😉 )

Y’all be sure to check out Amanda & Brooke’s LBDs, if you don’t already own a little black dress or if you’ve been in a style rut (we all have those moments where we have creative blocks) I hope one of our 3 looks helps inspire you!

Happy August! Can you believe that in just a few short weeks football season will officially kick off?! Maybe not the best opening line to say on a fashion blog but if there’s one thing I love more than bikinis and the beach it’s football season! Not only were Brian and I both raised in football obsessed households but we both went to big colleges in the south so needless to say football reigns supreme in my house on Saturdays & Sundays, knowing that it’s right around the corner and the madness of the #NSale has me anxiously waiting for fall. Until then let’s focus on these wedges…pretty adorable right!?

Y’all, these wedges are the epitome of summer and as much as I’m ready for fall I’m sad that I won’t be able to wear these cuties anymore.

Everyones been posting like crazy about all their NSale finds, don’t get me wrong I’m guilty but let’s all stop tempting our fate with Mother Nature and end up having a heat stroke shooting leather leggings, otk boots & scarfs and let’s embrace our summer style while we still can. True it won’t exactly be fall around my area anytime soon but I won’t be wearing a lot of my summer faves past August. In my mind when the September Issue of Vogue nearly breaks our mailboxes being delivered it’s time to say goodbye to certain things until next year. Not to say I won’t be wearing bright colors or prints in the fall because I most definitely will but you all know those shorts & dresses that just scream summer….yeah those adorable linen pants, pack ’em up.

Here and now I’m wearing probably the most resort outfit ever! I know a lot of people aren’t super big on bold prints like these palm print shorts so I pared them with a solid peplum that gives you just enough of a peek at the print without slapping you in the face with palm leaves. Super casual but so perfect for summer brunch, lunch & shopping or even a cute date night out! I would even though a cute motto jacket like this one on for a night time look.

I hope everyone had a great weekend and kicks Monday’s butt!! I’m super excited for the Bachelorette finale tonight! Who do you think JoJo will pick?? All I can say is Chase or Luke better be the next Bachelor!

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Question, do you think you can you judge someone based on their Instagram feed? What about their latest Facebook post, tweet or snap? Maybe judge is the wrong choice of word, can you get a good feel for who someone is based on what they put into the tech world? Social media, love it or hate it, it’s here to stay. It’s great for business, great for sharing travel adventures that make everyone #instajealous because we all always want to be on vacation. Love to eat? Silly question but the question must be asked, if you ate something really amazing does anyone believe you if there’s no proof, where’s the picture?? (which if taken, caused your food to get cold because it took at least 30 shots before you got the perfect Insta worth photo) and of course don’t forget the perfect #ootd shot. And let me just say that bloggers of all areas have zero shame about getting the perfect shot.

Social media is great for so many things but does it really tell you who a person is behind all the those perfectly placed flat layouts (who really packs that way?). Is 140 characters enough to say everything? And more importantly, do you really know that girl effortless riding her bike into the sunset while wearing heels, (I don’t know who she thinks she’s fooling because I can hardly drive my car while wearing rain-boots much less heels… and on a bike for that matter). I’m totally not trying to go in-depth about the complex world of blogging, what’s real and what’s not because we all know that not everyones life is as perfect as it’s sometimes portrayed on social media, we all we’re sweatpants, have messy hair (not the cute messy hair as seen in 75 ‘messy top knot’ tutorials) but real crazy, I just walked through a wind tunnel hair and we all don’t have flawless anything. I’ve always tried to keep my social media accounts as real and as ‘me’ as possible. I’m not trying to put an image that isn’t me out there but at the same time I post a lot of outfit posts because I want to show you what I love which is styling clothes. Instagram has been an amazing platform for me to better connect to a bigger audience than just my blog, I love being able to bring Insta-friends over to my blog world which is harder than you’d think. I like Instagram but I love my blog way more, it’s my baby that I created and I definitely get more personal and in-depth on it than any other social media platform, not only are there no character limits but I feel like the readers I get to my site are those who really care what I have to say. Instagram is fun, it’s a quick escape from reality. The blog can be an escape but it’s also so much more. It’s easy to get swept up in what everyone else is doing but I think (yes it’s about to get super cliche) staying true to yourself is the best route to take.

Here are a few FFs (if you’ve seen Dane Cook then know the reference but for those of you who have no clue what I’m talking about it, FF = fun fact) to give a better glimpse of who I am outside of my Insta-feed.

I don’t loooooove makeup. I like it and wear it (but not everyday). Yes I’m a fashion blogger (style blogger) whatever you want to call me, I like clothes. This does not mean I’m equally as obsessed with makeup. I feel the need to say this because so many times I’m approached by beauty brands to promote/review products for them and I think they assume because I’m into fashion that I know/love makeup. I don’t. I know basically zero about makeup & I hardly wear it, even when I do it’s very little, therefore I always decline their offers and refer them to bloggers I know love the whole beauty world. My makeup bag has maybe 10 things in it. (mascara, foundation, blush, eyebrow pencil, tinted moisturizer (I use during the summer), bronzer, naked 3 eyeshadow palette & a tarte eyeshadow palette. I’ve recently branched out into the lipstick world, I’m sticking to pinks for now. I like to wear makeup but just a little, sometimes. As far as hair is concerned, I like to let my hair air dry for the most part, I may run a straightener through it or through it in a bun or braid. Again, pretty simple. The natural look is my signature look (if that’s such a thing). *disclaimer: this is not a dig at beauty bloggers, I’m in aw at your ability, I was just not born with it.

I graduated college with a Bachelors in Psychology. I was actually double majored with Psych and Nursing but once I got into Pathophysiology I realized that the nursing route was just not for me. Hats off to all my doctors and nurses out there!

Brian and I are high school sweethearts. No we’re not married or even engaged for that matter but still, we’re together none the less! I’m hoping to be a Mrs. to him soon 😉

I was a tomboy growing up. It wasn’t until like junior year of high school did I actually start caring about girly things. It was a slow process considering I would have rather been outside do anything but painting my nails and practicing braiding hair but look at me now. Being in a sorority in the south helped out a lot with the makeup/hair introductions…I had lots of great teachers!

I have 4 dogs, not just two. I have Addison, my sweet little golden retriever which y’all all know about. Emma, my extremely diva-ish pug, most of y’all know about her too but not everyone knows about Lucy, a Black Mouth Cur I rescued for Brian for his birthday a few years ago and last but not least Tide. Tide is probably one of the sweetest dogs I’ve ever met (maybe I’m biased) he’s an Australian Shepard. Addison and Emma are featured a lot because they’re camera hogs and love to pose. Lucy isn’t a fan of having her picture taken but is an excellent snuggler and then there’s Tide, he is absolutely beautiful, seriously he could & probably should have been show dog, he isn’t photographed a lot because, well…he likes to wiggle. His nick name is Mr. Wiggles, he loves to dance and wiggle all around so it’s hard to capture him.

My hair used to be down to my bum. I donated over 15 inches to Locks of Love.

I’ve never eaten a macaroon. I know. I know, my inner Blair just died.

I’ve never met a stranger. I can talk to a wall, so basically if we meet we may or may not become instant best friends.

Mexican & Italian food are my favorite.

I didn’t do laundry until I went away to college…well should I say once I moved back home. This is the one time a having a shopping problem came in handy.

There you have it, a few things you might not have known about me. I plan on sharing more in up coming post, I didn’t want to bore you to death so I started out short and simple-ish.

To answer my own question, yes & no. Yes you can get to know someone based on their social media…to a certain degree. If you’re looking for a quick fun scroll, Instagram is the place. If you want to get to know the girl behind your favorite photos, check out her blog or youtube channel. Snapchat (I’m kind of terrible at it) is the best of both worlds, you can connect with your friends, favorite bloggers & celebs to better get to know the real them (as real as it can get without actually having a slumber party).

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